Technical Manager, Data Governance
Purpose Financial
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Greenville • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Lead the implementation of data governance strategies, policies, and procedures
- Manage team of data analysts, data management, and projects
- Collaborate with senior managers to align data governance initiatives with the company’s strategic goals in mind
- Define and implement data governance policies, standards, and procedures to ensure the accuracy, completeness, timeliness of data across all systems and processes
- Establish data ownership, stewardship, and accountability frameworks to govern the lifecycle of data from acquisition to disposal
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, Legal, Compliance, and business stakeholders to identify data governance requirements and develop solutions to address them
- Manage and enforce data classification, data access, data sharing, and reference data
- Implement data classification, tagging, and access control mechanisms to protect sensitive and confidential information and ensure compliance with relevant data privacy regulations
- Ensure proper documentation of data assets, metadata, and data lineage with Atlan
- Design and implement data quality management processes, data profiling, and data cleansing strategies to improve data accuracy and reliability
- Communicate the value of data governance across the organization and be a voice for our data driven culture
- Develop and deliver training programs to raise awareness and build data governance capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Data Management, or related disciplines
- Master’s degree preferred
- Proven track record of at least 5 years of experience in data governance, data management, or data engineering roles
- Minimum of 3 years-experience in a leadership or management position
- Hands on expertise in data governance tools, frameworks, metadata management, and data lineage
- Strong understanding of data privacy regulations, compliance requirements and industry standards
- Proficient in SQL, Python, data modeling, and metadata management
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong understanding of data quality, privacy, and compliance principles.
Benefits
- Competitive Wages
- Health/Life Benefits
- Health Savings Account plus Employer Seed
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Company Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off including Volunteer Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Business Casual Environment
- Rewards & Recognition Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Office in downtown Greenville that offers free parking, onsite gym, free snacks/drinks
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Hard skills
SQLPythondata modelingmetadata managementdata governancedata quality managementdata profilingdata cleansingdata classificationdata access control
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementcollaborationtraining developmentorganizational skillsstrategic alignmentproblem-solvingdata-driven culture advocacyteam management